The Terms of Reference of the Commission for the 2015-2019 working period are:

Elaboration and promotion of the issue of Cartographic Heritage Ecosystems and of cartodiversity* legacy embedded into the Digital.
* Cartodiversity: manuscript and printed maps -loose and/or bound-, books with maps, map atlases, globes and related cartographic representations in 2D and 3D, depicted in a variety of supporting material like e.g. parchment, paper, wood or other writable/engravable media.

Addressing methodologies, techniques and standards for proper 2- and 3-D digitization of cartodiversity in terms of image capturing, processing, visualization and transfer.

Addressing georeferencing and applying analytical tools on the comparative research concerning the geometric and thematic content of cartodiversity. The issue and use
of cartodiversity metadata.

Cooperation and interaction with cartodiversity stakeholders in the context of GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums).

Evaluation and remodelling of web-based providers of cartographic heritage assets.